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游轮yóu lún
ferry
Definitions
| Chinese > English | ||
| 游轮 | ||
| 1. Simplified form of 遊輪 | ||
| 遊輪 | yóulún | |
| 1. n. cruise ship; cruise liner | ||
| English > Chinese | ||
| ferry | ||
| 1. 摆渡；渡口；渡船 | ||
| Components | ||
| 游 | yóu | |
| 1. to swim | ||
| 他 游 得 最 遠。 - He swam the furthest. | ||
| 他們 一起 游 向 那 艘 船。 - Together they swam to the ship. | ||
| 2. reach; part of a river | ||
| 上游 - upper reach, upstream | ||
| 下游 - lower reach, downstream | ||
| 3. Simplified form of 遊 | ||
| 遊 | yóu | |
| 1. to travel; to tour | ||
| 遊客 - traveler, tourist | ||
| 旅遊 - trip, travel | ||
| 2. to wander; to roam | ||
| 遊走 - wandering, to migrate | ||
| 遊民 - vagrant, vagabond | ||
| 遊蕩 - to roam about | ||
| 3. to play | ||
| 遊玩 - to play | ||
| 4. to walk | ||
| 遊行 - to march | ||
| 5. to associate with, to have contact with | ||
| 交遊 - to have friendly relationships | ||
| 6. to persuade, to convince | ||
| 遊說shuì - to persuade | ||
| 7. to move freely | ||
| 遊刃有餘 - to do something skillfully and easily | ||
| 8. Alternative form of 游 (to swim) | ||
| 轮 | ||
| 1. Simplified form of 輪 | ||
| 輪 | lún | |
| 1. wheel | ||
| 齒輪 - gear | ||
| 三輪車 - tricycle | ||
| 2. Short for 輪船 (steamer; motor ship) | ||
| 貨輪 - cargo ship | ||
| 3. edge; rim | ||
| 4. to take turns | ||
| 輪班 - to work in shifts | ||
| 輪 到 你 了。 - It's your turn. | ||
| 我 等 咗 十 幾 分 鐘 都 仲 未 輪 到 我，真 係 離晒譜。 - I've waited for over ten minutes now and it's still not my turn; this is ridiculous. | ||
| 5. (comparing people's ages) a cycle of Chinese zodiac, twelve years | ||
| 我 比 他 大 一 輪。 - I'm 12 years older than him. | ||
| 第 二 輪 談判 - second round of talks | ||
| 一 輪 明月 - a bright moon | ||
| 一 輪 紅日 - a red sun | ||
| 6. (slang) Short for 輪姦, to gang-rape | ||
| 7. n. (Cantonese, finance, in compounds) warrant | ||
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Pronunciation
yóu lún
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